Lewis Hamilton took victory in the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday, while Championship rival Sebastian Vettel retired early on due to a spark plug issue. It means Hamilton leaves Suzuka having extended his title advantage to 59 points with four races to go, although the final few laps were far from comfortable for the Briton.

Lewis Hamilton took victory in the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday, while Championship rival Sebastian Vettel retired early on due to a spark plug issue. It means Hamilton leaves Suzuka having extended his title advantage to 59 points with four races to go, although the final few laps were far from comfortable for the Briton.

Championship leader Lewis Hamilton set a new lap record en-route to his first-ever Suzuka pole position on Saturday in qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix, while rival Sebastian Vettel was third quickest, but will start on the front row as Valtteri Bottas has a 5-place grid penalty.